The Colt 45s

New teachers could always make themselves marketable by adding extra certifications--a good friend of mine is an EC-4 specialist with ESL and Gifted and Talented certifications. Teachers who are retired and receiving a full pension should stay retired or go into a different career field. What the state did here was pass a law that stated that retired teachers could not return to the classroom unless they forfeited their pension for that school year and received a first year teacher's pay. Because they make more money retired, almost all of the chose to stay retired.

Teachers in the US are paid about half of what teachers make in Canada, and in some states do not have the right to collectively bargain contracts.

It sucks, but the process worked.

It is an administrative problem and the administration and school board should be held accountable. Heck, you can approach the administration to get something resolved on your own or you could have filed a complaint with the union rep and let the union handle it. In the end, it is a violation of the CBA. To implement the work rules falls on the school board to make sure they are fulfilling their end of the contract too.

The problem is that administration does this without consultation. Teachers should have the right to refuse unhealthy situations like this.

It is all a facade that has been ratcheted up over time. Taxation wise the government has a vested interest in keeping the property values and wages high because it increases their tax pool. So nice to feel like a millionaire with the only way to see that money is to sell your house and move to Phoenix for retirement.

IEPs are especially difficult to handle.I feel sorry for your colleague because that is way too many.

I am having a sale on brown paper bags, anyone interested?

Who? Himself?

If it is good enough for other players, I think they should be benched for a game or two.

Maybe MG has asked a couple of guys and they have said no, hence their poor performance lately.

So theoretically we have 1/3rd of the Swiss Olympic defencemen on our team.

Well the first axe has fallen.

It is like government giving Walmart tax subsidies to open shop so it can undermine the local economy.

It is a global economy. We must remember that while businesses pay taxes directly, those taxes are paid indirectly by those businesses' customers. Taxation is passed on in the price of the product or service. What we really need to do is stop wealthfare, by giving some businesses a competitive advantage over other businesses.

Two problems: the government provoked the strike, and the government changed the work rules. The court determined that the government wanted to provoke a strike to create a negative opinion about the teachers. The government also unilaterally changed the work rules and therefore was not bargaining in good faith. As an employer you do not have the right to unilaterally change the work rules when there is a collectively bargained agreement in place. The government tried this twice and the court rebuffed their efforts both times. The fact is the government should be accountable to the people of BC because it broke the rules; and just like any other employer, under employment law, the government is subject to damages for breaking the work rules. Frankly, $2M for twelve years of damage is chump change-$166,666.67 per year, 41,000 teachers in the province, so this is about $4.07 per teacher per year.

It is not the money, it is the right to bargain in good faith.

Being able to negotiate in good faith is important.

You have to have enough self respect for yourself to stand up like men and fight for yourself. Anyone who is not willing to do that is a sorry sack. If you do not like my tone or what I said, I do not care. I live in Texas. You come into my house uninvited I have no problems shooting first. You have to defend yourself.

well said. You speak the truth.

well said. You speak the truth.

well said. You speak the truth.

well said. You speak the truth.

Tough night for tough players. Go Canucks Go!

you are making my point. Trump developed his brand. George W. Bush made his own money in the oil field in Midland.